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TOPOGRAPHY.
Geographically Jhelum is divided into three regions, the first of these lies below the hills, the second within these and the third behind these. These regions may be called as the riverine, the upland and the plateau.
The riverine region possesses alluvial soil and is situated between the river Jhelum and the hills in the southern part of the District. Its length is 160 kilometers and stretches from Pindori in tehsil Jhelum to Phitrote in District Sargodha. The narrow plain between the Salt Range and the Jhelum situated beyond Jalalput Girjak contains the most fertile land. this area is very productive and produces all types of crops.
The second Upland region is the tract, which lies between ranges of the hills. The uplands of the Salt Range live together in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, while those which are situated between the Tilla and the Nilli hills, are surrounded by mountains from all the sides. In some places the surface is too stony to be productive but generally the soil is of good quality.
The third region is plateau. It is quite different the first one. It consists of most parts of Domeli and Iskandral area. It is generally known as Khudder of area of riverines. The surface of the tract is broken and distorted. On the both sides of Bund stream the land is high and sandy. Near Baragowah the soil is mixed with clay. Just under the soil is too stony to be culture able, but the soil is very rich and fertile on the banks of kahan stream below Rohtas. Between Lehri and Langerpur hills soil is black in colour.
There is a long stretch of plain level around Jhelum itself, which is prolonged into a narrower strip along the course of the river, which is overlooked by hills, whereby the mountains of the Salt Range and its off shoots cut the District and divide it into two District lines of hills generally situated at a distance of about 8 kilometers from each other. Each of these is made up of a number of parallel ridges. Generally, after an interval of 16 kilometers these two main lines of hills bound in toward one another. Then they again separate, again run parallel and unite.
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